Handle.



M. E. SILVERTHORN.

HANDLE.

APPLICATION FILED MAR, 20, 1915.

1,153,718. PatntedSept. 14, 1915.

" MINNIE E. SILVERTHORN, F GAYUGA, NORTH DAKOTA.

HANDLE.

To all whom it may concern Be-it known that I, Mrxzvne E. SILvsR- 'THORN, a citizen of the United States, residingat Cayuga, in the county of Sargent and State of North Dakota, have'invented certain new and useful Improvements in -Handlesgand I do hereby declare the following to be a full, .clear, and exact description of .the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thevsame.

This invention relates to handles adapted for" attachment to various type of fabric articles, and more particularly a handle for attachment to mattresses for facilitating the moving or turning thereof.

, The primary ob ect of this invention is to provide'a handle as specified, which includes a 'bailor handle member, a pair of has: plates and a resilient wirebent to assume substantially a U-shape and having needle or inserting points formed upon the ends of its legs'thereof, for insertion through the fabric of the mattress covering, for attaching thchandle to the body, and further to provide receiving sockets in one of said base plates for receiving the insertingend of said needle.

. With the foregoing and. other objects in view this invention consists in such novel features of -cons'truction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereiimfter more fully described, illustrated in the accompanying drawings andclaimed.

. In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings wherein like characters designate like or corresponding parts throughout the severalviews, and in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view'of the im ,proved handle, showing the same applied to a fragment 01f a mattress. Fig. 2 is a bottom plan view of the handle, showing parts thereof in section, and Fig. 3 is a cross sectional view through the handle on the line 3-3, of Fig. 1.

' Referring more particularly to. the drawing, 1 designates a mattress or similar arti- .cle, which has a fabric covering. The han= dle structure indicated at 2, includes a pair of metallic plates 3 and 4, which have their facing edges spaced from each other, as is clearly shown in the drawing. The plate 3 has its marginal edges rolled upon them selves for clamping engagement with the apex of a U-shapedmember 5, which is con- Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed March 20, 1915. Serial No. 15,759.

PatentcdSept-14, 1915.

structed of resilient wire or metal, and has inserting points 6 formed u on the ends of its legs '7 and, 8, forfacilitattn'g the insertion of the legs through the fabric covering of the mattress 1. The plate at has its marginal side edges bent to form receiving sockets, indicated at 9/7 and 10,,which are bulged outwardly as is indicated atll, for

receiving the enlarged inserting end 6 of the needles 7 and 8. The marginal and edge of the plate 4 is rolled upon itself for securing a rod 12 to the under surface of the plate,

which rod is bent substantially equi-distant of its end to form a loop or U-shape'd section 13, through-whichtheend 14 of the bail or handle wire 15 passes The end 14 of the bail "wire 15 extends along the upper surface of the plate 4 to the inner edge of the same,

w it is bent upon itself as at 15, and exalong the under surface of the plate 4,

as is clearly shown. in Fig. 2 of the drawing,

-for connecting the wire 15 to the plate 4.

The bail wire 15 is bent to form a handle supporting section 16, upon which is mounted an ordinary cylindrical handle 17. The end 18 of the bail wire 15, is bent downwardly, and coiled upon itself about a hump 19 formed on the apex of the wire 5. The plates 3 and 4: are cut away, to permit of the extension of the hump or loop sections 13 and 19 outwardly therethrough.

In attaching the improved handle, to a mattress or the like,'the needles 7 and 8 are sprung inwardly, as is indicated in dotted lines in Fig. 2 of the drawings, and outwardly out of the sockets 9and 10, after which they are inserted through the fabric covering of the mattress as is indicated in Fig. Land they are again sprung for seating into the sockets 9 and 10, which securely connects the handle 'to the mattress, for vfacilitating the turning or moving of the mattress.

In reducing the invention to practice certain minor features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts may necessitate alterations to which the patentee is entitled provided such alterations are comloop, aplate carried by the apex of said U- shaped wire, said plate provided with an opening engaged over the loop formed in the bight portion of the U-shaped member, a

bail wire looped in the bi ht portion of said U-shaped wire and exten ing longitudinally of the U-shaped wire and having its free ends bent for supporting a second plate, said I second named plate havlng its margmal "sides and edges bent upon itself for forming receiving sockets for the inserting ends of said legs, and a cylindrical handle mounted upon said bail members when in use.

'2. In a device of the class described, a substantially U-shaped wire having its legs sharpened to form inserting needles, the bight portion of said U-shaped member provided with a centrally offset bail receiving loop, a plate surrounding the bight portion of the U-shaped member and extending for a short distance downwardly on the legs, said outer extreme end being reduced to prevent the same from movement upon the in when lhtportion longitudipositioned thereupon, and a hen e upon said bail :member when in use.

In testimony whereof I in presence of two witnems.

MINNIE E. SILVERTHORN.

Witnesses: I

Enwn Pnnnnsox, E. J. Trs'rvox.

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